What's on around Edinburgh in August?

The hills are a vivid purple with the heather in flower at this time of year. An August walk in the Pentlands is punctuated with the blooms of the old-fashioned hill grasses and herbs. Look carefully for tasty wild blaeberries to pick and lucky white heather!

On the farm, the sheep are gathered. The first of the lambs off to market and wool is packed off to Galashiels for grading and sale.

AUGUST AVAILABILITY AT EASTSIDE

Steading Cottage (sleeps 4) available 1st - 14th August 2020

Byre Cottage (sleeps 6) available 1st - 31st August 2020

Woodshed (sleeps 2) available 1st - 31st August 2020

What's on around Edinburgh in August?

Edinburgh comes alive with street performances, pop up bars, cafés and venues. Both the Edinburgh Festival Fringe & Edinburgh International Festival run along side each other offering entertainment from opera and orchestra to dance, comedy, and circus!

Edinburgh Fireworks, New Year, Edinburgh Festival, Balmoral, Princes Street, Scotland

Edinburgh Festival Fireworks

Festivals

The Edinburgh International Festival and Festival Fringe are obviously the main events this month making the city a busy but really exciting place to visit. There is so much more besides with the Edinburgh Arts Festival exhibiting the visual arts and the Book Festival setting up their tented village in Charlotte Square Gardens for two weeks of high profile debates and discussions.

Edinburgh Art Festival | 30th July - 30th August 2020

Edinburgh Festival Fringe | TBC

Edinburgh Foodies Festival | TBC

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo | 7th - 29th August 2020

Edinburgh International Festival : Including the Finale Fireworks Concert, not to be missed! | 7th - 31st August 2020

Edinburgh International Book Festival | 15th - 31st August 2020

Festival Fireworks Concert | TBC

Jupiter Rising | TBC

The Free Company : Summer Series

Foodie finds & dining events

If you need to escape the city we highly recommend a summer evening at the Free Company. An old farm steading on the edge of the Pentlands turned rustic supper club venue. Evenings at the Secret Herb Garden are equally magical, with summer gatherings amongst the herbs. Booking essential.

The Free Company : Summer series | TBC

Secret Herb Garden : Full Moon Dinners | TBC

Penicuik House Supper Club | TBC

To pick your own fresh local produce head to Craigie's Farm Shop where this month their strawberries, raspberries, cherries, sunflowers, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries, peas, broad beans, french beans and runner beans are in season.

Bushcraft & foraging

Long summer days in August can also be perfect for trying your hand at bushcraft or foraging in the beautiful rolling hills and woodlands of the Lothians. Check back, we'll list our favourites here as and when the schedules become available.